WEAVERVILLE — It was the pictures of the Trinity Alps that tempted me — and hundreds of other eager hikers. Pristine lakes strung between granite peaks and waterfalls tumbling through mixed forests ...

Few people can even imagine a trek like the one completed last week by three Northern California mountaineers. They proved that those who dream can do the impossible. The expedition started at a ...

Whenever I’m feeling stressed out, heartbroken or scared over the state of our nation, the one place where I can find solace, however fleeting, is in the outdoors. I’ve taken several mental vacations ...

Redding, a Northern California town positioned on the Sacramento River and the intersection of the Interstate 5 freeway, is known as both the gateway to the Mount Shasta area, as well as the ...

Nobody wakes up on a Saturday morning thinking: "This is the day I might not survive — that I might never see home or family again." In all my years, it’s a thought that has never crossed my mind: not ...